Satah Mountain
| Satah Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,921 m (6,302 ft) |
| Prominence | 419 m (1,375 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Chilcotin Plateau |
| Coordinates | 52°28′32.9″N 124°41′22.9″W / 52.475806°N 124.689694°WCoordinates: 52°28′32.9″N 124°41′22.9″W / 52.475806°N 124.689694°W |
| Topo map | NTS 93C/07 |
| Geology | |
| Type | Cinder cone |
| Age of rock | Holocene |
| Last eruption | Unknown |
Satah Mountain is a cinder cone, located 35 km (22 mi) east-northeast of Nimpo Lake in central British Columbia, Canada. It areas to the south form a N-S-trending chain of cinder cones of Pleistocene and Holocene age. It lies on the Chilcotin Plateau.
Satah Mountain occupies the high point of the Satah Mountain volcanic field. This consists of a long ridge of trachytic lava domes and flows and basaltic and trachybasaltic cinder cones that extend south from the felsic Itcha Range volcanic complex.
See also
- Anahim Volcanic Belt
- Volcanism of Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada